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22/06/2017
Jeffrey Donaldson: 'Very Good Chance' Of Tory Deal
DUP chief whip Jeffrey Donaldson said there is a "very good chance" the party will reach an agreement with the Conservatives.
They have both been in talks after the Tories failed to win an outright majority in the general election.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme he said: "Actually, I think the prime minister is moving this process forwards. She’s engaged now, and we welcome that. I think since that has happened we have been moving forwards.
"I'll say this about Ulster men and Ulster women, we are no pushover."
He also said the party wants extra funding for Northern Ireland, however he denied reports that it was £2billion.
He continued: "What we are asking for is recognition by the Government that after 30 years of a very violent conflict in Northern Ireland when the capital resources were spent on security - on police stations, fortifications, military establishments - our infrastructure fell well behind the rest of the United Kingdom. So what we are asking for is some help to make up that deficit."
(CD)
They have both been in talks after the Tories failed to win an outright majority in the general election.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme he said: "Actually, I think the prime minister is moving this process forwards. She’s engaged now, and we welcome that. I think since that has happened we have been moving forwards.
"I'll say this about Ulster men and Ulster women, we are no pushover."
He also said the party wants extra funding for Northern Ireland, however he denied reports that it was £2billion.
He continued: "What we are asking for is recognition by the Government that after 30 years of a very violent conflict in Northern Ireland when the capital resources were spent on security - on police stations, fortifications, military establishments - our infrastructure fell well behind the rest of the United Kingdom. So what we are asking for is some help to make up that deficit."
(CD)
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